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Friday, May 17, 2013

Friday Flower Flaunt ... On A Drizzly Overcast End-of-Autumn Friday

We've had rain falling softly from the grey sky overnight and most of this morning. It's still very grey and gloomy outside, so there's probably more on the way. We don't usually get much rain at this time of year, as we're now into our long dry season, but I remember something similar happening last year so perhaps we really are starting to see some major changes in our weather patterns.

As I wandered around the garden this morning taking a few photos, everything was splashed with raindrops.

Ixora 'Twilight Glow' with Turnera ulmifolia in the background

double white Impatiens walleriana

Cleome spinosa 'Senorita Rosalita' and Salvia splendens 'Dusky Hues'

Salvia involucrata

Anthurium

It's great to see the first blooms appearing on some of the potted annuals out in the courtyard.

Scotkat, it certainly looks like things are changing around here. We seem to be getting a little more rain during our dry season over the last couple of years. I'll be keen to see what transpires during the rest of the dry this year.

It does seem that our weather patterns are changing after the wettest year on record last year we had one of the coldest Marchs anyone can recall - also one of the windiest & driest to boot! - the "spring", here in the UK, is at the very least 2-3 weeks later than "normal". In the middle of May & it's like the middle of October!

It seems lots of places are seeing changes in patterns. Australia overall had one of its hottest ever summers over December to February 2012-2013, although here it was pretty much the usual summer temps. We just didn't get the usual wet season rainfall totals. It was one of our driest wet seasons for ages.

I feel very fortunate than you took a walk around your garden with your camera today Bernie. Really appreciate you sharing them with us and a big thank you from Today's Flowers. Every one of them is a gorgeous flower. Wishing you a great weekend.

Love your rain drenched flowers and thanks for the reminder to get some Tagetes in for a bit of winter colour.While you are having unseasonal late rains we have had one of our driest summers on record and our autumn rain has been very scanty. I just hope we get enough to fill the dams. They have not flushes since '95!